The Muskegon Lumberjacks split their two-game weekend with the Dubuque Fighting Saints in Dubuque, Iowa, winning 3-2 on Friday and losing 7-2 on Saturday. Muskegon left Iowa at 7-6-0-2 with 16 points, one behind Dubuque (8-7-1-0, 17 points).

The weekend

Friday was Muskegon’s first game after a long break, and the Lumberjacks made it their third straight win. Strider Carhart scored first, Aiden Janz put Muskegon back in front early in the third period, and Maxim Šimko scored the winner. Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz made 30 saves, including a stop on a penalty shot.

Saturday started the same way. Felix Färhammar scored on the power play with Janz assisting, and Nick Kosiba added a goal to give Muskegon two first-period goals. But Olle Darth scored twice for Dubuque to tie it 2-2 after one, and the Fighting Saints ran away with the game in the second period, scoring four straight.

Standouts

Janz, a Northville native, had a goal and an assist on Friday and another assist on Saturday. Doyon-Cataquiz earned his fourth win of the season in the opener.

What’s next

Muskegon is home at Trinity Health Arena next weekend, on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m.

Game recaps: Lumberjacks Game Recap: at Fighting Saints (Nov. 6) and Lumberjacks Game Recap: at Fighting Saints (Nov. 7).

Sources

• Muskegon Lumberjacks: Second period woes sink Lumberjacks, fall 7-2 in Dubuque
• Dubuque Fighting Saints: Late push falls short as Saints lose to Lumberjacks
• MuskegonSports.com: Lumberjacks return from a long break, defeat Dubuque Fighting Saints 3-2 on the road